URETER

[ jʊ'ri:tə , 'jʊərɪtə ]

■ noun the duct by which urine passes from the kidney to the bladder or cloaca.

Derivatives

~al adjective

~ic jʊərɪ'tɛrɪk adjective

Origin

C16: from Fr. uretère or mod. L. ~ , from Gk ourētēr , from ourein 'urinate'.